Missouri authorities confiscate 300 pounds of marijuana on I-70
Published: Dec. 15, 2018 at 8:54 AM CST
A routine traffic stop turned into a major drug bust this week. It happened in Cooper County, near Booneville, Missouri.
The Missouri Highway Patrol discovered a massive marijuana run on I-70.
Police stopped an SUV for following another car too closely, and found a whopping 301 pounds of pot.
They arrested two men.
Jonathan Padila, 19, and Felix Gutierrez, 34, are jailed facing drug trafficking charges.